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Where does “poros” come from?

poros (Spanish) comes from Spanish poro, from Latin porus, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.

poros (Spanish): plural of poro

Definitions

  1. plural of poro

Ancestry of “poros”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishporopore
2Latinporuspore, passage in the body; tufa
3Ancient Greekπόροςa means of passage, passageway, way, opening;...
4Ancient GreekπείρωI pierce, run through; I cleave through
5Proto-Hellenic*péryō—
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